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  Mark Zuckerberg said he is 'worried' about China setting the agenda for tech regulation

  Insider Business - Isobel Asher Hamilton

  Mark Zuckerberg said during a streamed video conversation with EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, that he fears China could end up setting the global agenda on how governments regulate internet platforms. Zuckerberg said he thinks there are two models emerging for how to …

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  David armano

  How Bad is Tech Use for Kids, Really? - Nir Eyal - Pocket

  getpocket.com

  It feels impossible to tell if the technology our kids use should be celebrated or feared. A few years ago I wrote a book, Hooked, about how …

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  David armano

  

  Facebook while black: Users call it getting 'Zucked,' say talking about racism is censored as hate speech

  USA TODAY - Jessica Guynn

  • Black activists say hate speech policies and content moderation stifle marginalized groups. • Mark Zuckerberg says lawmakers tell him Facebook has too much power over speech. "Frankly I agree." • Civil rights groups say Facebook has not cut down on hate speech against African Americans. It was spirit …

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  Scott Monty

  Apr 12, 2019
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  IBM's Artificial Intelligence Strategy Is Fantastic, But AI Also Cut 30% Of Its HR Workforce

  Forbes - Dan Pontefract

  Ginni Rometty is CEO, president and chairman of IBM. She has held the top job since 2012. When she joined the company in 1981, total headcount across IBM was roughly 350,000. By 1994, under the direction of CEO Lou Gerstner, headcount dropped to around 225,000. When she took over as CEO from Sam …

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  David armano

  

  Twitter cracks down on API abuse, will charge B2B devs

  TechCrunch - Josh Constine

  To prevent its own Cambridge Analytica moment and make sure it’s getting paid for its data, Twitter will audit developers using its APIs. Starting June 19th, Twitter will require developers of any app that calls recent tweets from or mentions a user more than 100,000 times per day to submit their …